GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| encompass | include |
| aver | to declare positively |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |